POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 6 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 6s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 680 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 6 is $62.71/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $61.55 and $65.24/hr. The highest state average is Nevada at $92.89/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $20.23/hr.
Bottom 10%
$61.55
Median
$62.71
Average
$63.07
Top 10%
$65.24
Range: $20.23 – $94.04/hr across 7 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.
Davis-Bacon median
$62.71/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+122.1%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $45.14/hr
Avg total: $61.55/hr
4 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $17.33/hr
Avg total: $20.23/hr
2 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $33.20/hr
Avg total: $55.65/hr
53 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $58.82/hr
Avg total: $92.89/hr
18 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $45.89/hr
Avg total: $62.30/hr
352 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $45.81/hr
Avg total: $62.71/hr
108 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $43.49/hr
Avg total: $64.88/hr
143 rates
All Rates
680 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 6, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone | KY | highway | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Campbell | KY | highway | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Kenton | KY | highway | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Pendleton | KY | highway | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | residential | $17.33 | $2.90 | $20.23 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | residential | $17.33 | $2.90 | $20.23 | WD → |
| Adams | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Barnes | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Benson | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Billings | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Bottineau | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Bowman | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Burke | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Burleigh | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Cass | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Cavalier | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Dickey | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Divide | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Dunn | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Eddy | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Emmons | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Foster | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Golden Valley | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Grand Forks | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Grant | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Griggs | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Hettinger | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Kidder | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| La Moure | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Logan | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| McHenry | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| McIntosh | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| McKenzie | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| McLean | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Mercer | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Morton | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Mountrail | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Nelson | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Oliver | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Pembina | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Pierce | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Ramsey | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Ransom | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Renville | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Richland | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Rolette | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Sargent | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Sheridan | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Sioux | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Slope | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Stark | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Steele | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Stutsman | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Towner | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Traill | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Walsh | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Ward | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Wells | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Williams | ND | highway | $33.20 | $22.45 | $55.65 | WD → |
| Clark | NV | building | $57.74 | $34.00 | $91.74 | WD → |
| Clark | NV | building | $59.89 | $34.15 | $94.04 | WD → |
| Clark | NV | highway | $57.74 | $34.00 | $91.74 | WD → |
| Clark | NV | highway | $59.89 | $34.15 | $94.04 | WD → |
| Clark | NV | heavy | $59.89 | $34.15 | $94.04 | WD → |
| Clark | NV | heavy | $57.74 | $34.00 | $91.74 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NV | building | $59.89 | $34.15 | $94.04 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NV | highway | $57.74 | $34.00 | $91.74 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NV | heavy | $57.74 | $34.00 | $91.74 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NV | highway | $59.89 | $34.15 | $94.04 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NV | heavy | $59.89 | $34.15 | $94.04 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NV | building | $57.74 | $34.00 | $91.74 | WD → |
| Nye | NV | highway | $57.74 | $34.00 | $91.74 | WD → |
| Nye | NV | highway | $59.89 | $34.15 | $94.04 | WD → |
| Nye | NV | building | $59.89 | $34.15 | $94.04 | WD → |
| Nye | NV | heavy | $57.74 | $34.00 | $91.74 | WD → |
| Nye | NV | heavy | $59.89 | $34.15 | $94.04 | WD → |
| Nye | NV | building | $57.74 | $34.00 | $91.74 | WD → |
| Adams | OH | heavy | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Adams | OH | highway | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Adams | OH | heavy | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Adams | OH | highway | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Allen | OH | heavy | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Allen | OH | heavy | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Allen | OH | highway | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Allen | OH | highway | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Ashland | OH | highway | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Ashland | OH | highway | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Ashland | OH | heavy | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Ashland | OH | heavy | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Ashtabula | OH | highway | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Ashtabula | OH | highway | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Ashtabula | OH | heavy | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Ashtabula | OH | heavy | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Athens | OH | heavy | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Athens | OH | heavy | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Athens | OH | highway | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Athens | OH | highway | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |
| Auglaize | OH | heavy | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Auglaize | OH | highway | $46.63 | $16.41 | $63.04 | WD → |
| Auglaize | OH | heavy | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | WD → |